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Doctoral Degree117 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
$103,675
Nat: $88,618
4yr Post-Grad
$12,548
/yr
-
+$278k
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
$101,699
Nat: $88,618
4yr Post-Grad
$13,481
/yr
-
+$260k
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
CA
$81,111
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$14,251
/yr
-
+$143k
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
WI
$81,111
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$17,354
/yr
-
+$132k
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
$74,576
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$16,264
/yr
-
+$85k
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
NY
$63,005
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$54k
University of California-Davis
Davis
CA
$69,338
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$14,741
/yr
-
+$50k
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,749
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arizona
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $88,618
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,304
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$12,470
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
-
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,890
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$32,740
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $88,618
$21,279
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $88,618
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Yale University
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $88,618
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,799
/yr
-
-$0
Howard University
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $88,618
$50,539
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Florida
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $88,618
$10,411
/yr
-
-$0
Florida International University
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $88,618
$9,288
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $88,618
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $88,618
$6,541
/yr
-
-$0
University of Miami
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $88,618
$37,244
/yr
-
-$0
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $88,618
$9,812
/yr
-
-$0
Emory University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $88,618
$22,585
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia State University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,931
/yr
-
-$0
University of Georgia
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,664
/yr
-
-$0
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $88,618
$10,974
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $88,618
$36,079
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $88,618
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $88,618
$26,780
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa State University
Ames
IA
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,589
/yr
-
-$0
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $88,618
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kansas
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas State University
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $88,618
$19,406
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
University of Louisville
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,988
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $88,618
$19,151
/yr
-
-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $88,618
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,809
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$41,704
/yr
-
-$0
Boston University
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$24,402
/yr
-
-$0
Brandeis University
Waltham
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$35,736
/yr
-
-$0
Harvard University
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$19,066
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$22,383
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,707
/yr
-
-$0
Northeastern University
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $88,618
$30,915
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $88,618
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $88,618
$12,766
/yr
-
-$0
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $88,618
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,595
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $88,618
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $88,618
$10,359
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $88,618
$23,805
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton University
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $88,618
$6,128
/yr
-
-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $88,618
$24,406
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Cornell University
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
The New School
New York
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$58,741
/yr
-
-$0
New York University
New York
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$37,050
/yr
-
-$0
University at Albany
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,167
/yr
-
-$0
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$20,995
/yr
-
-$0
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,784
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse University
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York
NY
-
Nat: $88,618
-
/yr
-
-$0
Duke University
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $88,618
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $88,618
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,303
/yr
-
-$0
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron
OH
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,946
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $88,618
$24,022
/yr
-
-$0
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $88,618
$41,190
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $88,618
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Kent
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $88,618
$20,787
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,339
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,447
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,300
/yr
-
-$0
University of Oregon
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $88,618
$22,182
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $88,618
$9,552
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $88,618
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $88,618
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $88,618
$30,434
/yr
-
-$0
Brown University
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $88,618
$25,184
/yr
-
-$0
South Dakota State University
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $88,618
$19,841
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $88,618
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Baylor University
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $88,618
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
Rice University
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,370
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Woman's University
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $88,618
$11,963
/yr
-
-$0
Utah State University
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,936
/yr
-
-$0
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $88,618
$16,200
/yr
-
-$0
George Mason University
Fairfax
VA
-
Nat: $88,618
$17,915
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
-
Nat: $88,618
$24,953
/yr
-
-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $88,618
$21,565
/yr
-
-$0
Washington State University
Pullman
WA
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,971
/yr
-
-$0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,091
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $88,618
$15,014
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $88,618
$14,600
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $88,618
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $88,618
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $88,618
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
University of California-Merced
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $88,618
$11,983
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $88,618
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
TX
$64,990
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$19,857
/yr
-
-$2k
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station
TX
$57,318
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$21,315
/yr
-
-$68k
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder
CO
$53,358
Nat: $88,618
2yr Post-Grad
$25,346
/yr
-
-$116k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.